flaw
Example Sentences
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It means you are a capitalist wallflower, a laggard with a serious character flaw.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Katwala, who is of mixed Indian and Irish heritage, sets out what he sees as the flaw in her suggestion: "I think maybe the Huguenots didn't think they were English, but their grandchildren certainly did."
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The basic flaw, exposed so nakedly in this Chichester Festival Theatre performance—recorded in January at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall—is with the original story.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
This is the result of a design flaw.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Major Puff wanted desperately to leave the burrow with the unpardonable yet invisible flaw as soon as possible.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
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